Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, the husband of Beyonce Knowles, allegedly caught up with actress Nia Long at an event where he asked the mother of two an unusual question

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Rapper Jay-Z and his wife, singer Beyonce, attend the match between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 12, 2011.

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Long, 41, a renowned Hollywood actress, claimed that she saw the hip-hop mogul at an industry party where they exchanged compliments, according to Essence Magazine.

"I saw him at a party and I complimented him on his long run in music … But he turned it around and asked me: 'How does it feel to be every boy from the hood's fantasy girlfriend for 20 years?' It made me laugh, I hadn't really thought about it," Long told Essence.

Jay-Z was reportedly joking around with Long, who is said to be dating the father of her child Ime Sunday Udoka, a professional basketball player from Portland, Ore. Fans, however, flocked to social networking site Twitter to weigh in on the bizarre encounter.

"Move Over Beyonce, Jay-Z Reveals His Celebrity Crush!: Even though he's married to the hottest chick in the game." salimapp tweeted.

"Jay Z and Nia Long would have worked I think," another user identified as XD tweeted.

The 42-year-old is rumored to be expecting his second child with Beyonce, 31. The singer has reportedly displayed clear signs of being in the early stages of pregnancy, according to Media TakeOut.

"She didn't drink any alcohol [for weeks] and we've ordered Petrus & Champagne multiple times. And Petrus is her favorite wine! It just wasn't her," a source told Media TakeOut, adding that an official announcement is expected to be made in the "late summer."

The new mom has reportedly started taking folic acid pills, which are commonly taken during the early stages of pregnancy and she's made it clear that she and Jay-Z plan to expand their family.